Hunters & Collectors discography

Hunters & Collectors discography
Hunters & Collectors discography
Studio albums	9
EPs	4
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	7
Singles	33

Last updated October 19, 2025

The discography of Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors consists of nine studio albums, thirty-three singles, four EPs, three live albums, and seven compilation albums.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]^[2]^[3]	NZ ^[4]	SWE ^[5]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Hunters & Collectors	Released: 26 July 1982 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L42002, C37875)^[6] Formats: LP, MC	21	14	—	ARIA: Gold ^[7] RIANZ: Gold
The Fireman's Curse	Released: 5 September 1983 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L38066), Virgin Records (V 2279)^[6] Formats: LP	77	46	—	ARIA: Gold^[8]
The Jaws of Life	Released: 6 August 1984 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (L38222), Epic Records (EPC26130, EPMC 26130), Slash Records (25193-1, 4–25193)^[6] Formats: LP, MC	89	37	—	ARIA: Gold^[8]
Human Frailty	Released: 7 April 1986 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53205, RMC53205, CD53205)^[6] Formats: LP, MC, CD	10	5	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum^[8] RIANZ: Gold^[8]
What's a Few Men?	Released: 16 November 1987 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (RML53253, RMC53253, CD53253)^[6] Formats: LP, MC, CD aka Fate	16	9	—	ARIA: Gold ^[9]
Ghost Nation	Released: November 1989 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93314, TVD93314)^[6] Formats: LP, MC, CD	10	29	31	ARIA: Platinum^[10]
Cut	Released: 6 October 1992 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVL93364, TVD93364)^[6] Formats: LP, CD	6	17	—	ARIA: Platinum^[10]
Demon Flower	Released: 16 May 1994 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (TVD93401)^[6] Formats: CD	2	9	—	ARIA: Gold^[10]
Juggernaut	Released: 26 January 1998 Label: White Label/Mushroom Records (MUSH33081.2)^[6] Formats: CD	36	48	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]^[2]^[3]	NZ ^[4]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
The Way to Go Out	Released: 6 May 1985 Label: White Label (L27148) Formats: CD, DVD	76	21	ARIA: Gold^[8]
Living in Large Rooms and Lounges	Released: November 1995 Label: White Label (D98017) Formats: 2× CD	45	—	ARIA: Gold^[8]
Under One Roof	Released: 11 November 1998 Label: White Label (MUSH33176.2) Formats: CD, DVD aka Hunters & Collectors - Greatest Hits Live	31 (DVD)^{[nb 1]}	—	ARIA: Gold^[11] (DVD)^{[nb 2]}
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]^[2]^[3]	NZ ^[4]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Collected Works	Released: 19 November 1990 Label: White Label (TVD93338) Formats: CD, Video	6	26	ARIA: 2× Platinum^[10]
Skin, Bone & Bolts	Released: July 1991 Label: Mushroom Formats: 4× CD Note: A box set of the first four Hunters & Collectors albums, including their first two EPs.	79	86
Natural Selection	Released: 13 October 2003 Label: Liberation (BLUE034.5) Formats: 2×CD, DVD	40	—	ARIA: Platinum^[12]
Mutations	Released: 19 September 2005 Label: Liberation (BLUE027.2) Formats: CD Note: A collection of Hunters & Collectors' B-sides compiled onto a single album	—	—
Horn of Plenty	Released: 22 November 2008 Label: Liberation (HUNTERSBOX) Formats: 14×CD + 2×DVD	—	—
Cargo Cult	Released: 22 November 2008 Label: Liberation Formats: CD Note: A collection of Hunters & Collectors' first three EPs compiled onto a single album	—	—
Spare Parts	Released: 22 November 2008 Label: Liberation Formats: CD A compilation of Hunters & Collectors' rare live recordings and remixes.	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]^[3]^[13]	NZ ^[4]
World of Stone	Released: 19 January 1982 Label: White Label/Mushroom (X13078)^[6] Formats: EP	50	—
Payload	Released: 29 November 1982 Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14002)^[6] Formats: EP	—	31
Living Daylight	Released: 13 April 1987 Label: White Label/Mushroom (X14468, C14468) Formats: EP, MC	41	25
Living Single... In Large Rooms and Lounges	Released: November 1995^[13] Label: White Label/Mushroom (D1227) Formats: EP	123	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
Year	Title	AUS ^[1]^[3]^[14]^[13]^[15]	NZ ^[4]	US Mod ^[16]	Album
1982	"World of Stone"	50	—		World of Stone EP
	"Talking to a Stranger"	59	—		Hunters & Collectors
	"Lumps of Lead"	—	—		Payload EP
1983	"Judas Sheep"	—	35		The Fireman's Curse
1983	"Sway"	—	—		The Fireman's Curse
1984	"The Slab"^{[nb 3]}	—	—		The Jaws of Life
	"Carry Me"^{[nb 4]}	—	—		The Jaws of Life
	"Throw Your Arms Around Me"	—	28		single-only release^{[nb 5]}
1986	"Say Goodbye"	24	20	—	Human Frailty
	"Throw Your Arms Around Me"^{[nb 5]}	49	—	—
	"Everything's on Fire"	78	44	—
	"Is There Anybody in There?"	—	41	—
1987	"Inside a Fireball"	41	—	—	Living Daylight EP
1987	"Do You See What I See?"	33	13	—	What's a Few Men?^{[nb 6]}
1988	"Still Hangin' 'Round"	—	48	—
1988	"Back on the Breadline"	37	—	6
1989	"When The River Runs Dry"	23	41	5	Ghost Nation
1990	"Blind Eye"	42	—	—
	"The Way You Live"	75	—	—
	"Love All Over Again"	promo	—	—
	"Throw Your Arms Around Me"^{[nb 5]}	34	—	—	Collected Works
1991	"Where Do You Go?"	33	49	—	Cut
1992	"Head Above Water"	64	—	—
	"We the People"	70	36	—
	"True Tears of Joy"	14	47	—
1993	"Holy Grail"	20	25	—
1993	"Imaginary Girl"	82	—	—
1994	"Easy"	38	38	—	Demon Flower
	"Back in the Hole"	105	—	—
	"Drop in the Ocean"	111	—	—
1996	"Holy Water"	77	—	—
1997	"Higher Plane"	promo	—	—	Juggernaut
1998	"Suit Your Style"	157	—	—	Juggernaut
2003	"Debris"	promo	—	—	Unnatural Selection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

↑ Whilst the CD did not appear on the ARIA Albums Chart, the DVD peaked at No. 31.
↑ The Gold Record accreditation is for DVD shipments and not for CD shipments.
↑ "The Slab" is track listed on The Jaws of Life as "Betty's Worry or The Slab" and was released as double A sided single as "The Slab"/"Carry Me".
↑ "Carry Me" was only released as a single in the UK.
1 2 3 "Throw Your Arms Around Me" was recorded in several different versions, the first was a 1984 live recording released as a single-only, the next single version was released in 1986 from Human Frailty and the third single version was released in 1990 from Collected Works.
↑ What's a Few Men? was released in Australia in November 1987 by White Label/Mushroom Records.^[6] It was released in North America under I.R.S. Records as Fate in September 1988 with a different track order and included new tracks, such as "Back on the Breadline" which was released as a single.^[6] The 2003 version of What's a Few Men? contained all 15 tracks from the two 1980s versions.^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
1 2 3 Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Albums Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". NZ Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
↑ Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Swedish Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Bamford, Alan. "Hunters and Collectors". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (28 March 2009). "Certifications for 1986". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical Bio: Hunters & Collectors [Liberation]". Mushroom Records. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (14 February 2014). "Certifications for 1988". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
1 2 3 "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1995 - 1998), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Chart Positions Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
↑ "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1994), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "Hunters & Collectors: Charts & Awards: Billboard singles". Allmusic . Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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[11] Whilst the CD did not appear on the ARIA Albums Chart, the DVD peaked at No. 31.

[13] The Gold Record accreditation is for DVD shipments and not for CD shipments.

[slab-19] "The Slab" is track listed on The Jaws of Life as "Betty's Worry or The Slab" and was released as double A sided single as "The Slab"/"Carry Me".

[carry-20] "Carry Me" was only released as a single in the UK.

[throw-21] 1 2 3 "Throw Your Arms Around Me" was recorded in several different versions, the first was a 1984 live recording released as a single-only, the next single version was released in 1986 from Human Frailty and the third single version was released in 1990 from Collected Works.

[whats-22] What's a Few Men? was released in Australia in November 1987 by White Label/Mushroom Records.^[6] It was released in North America under I.R.S. Records as Fate in September 1988 with a different track order and included new tracks, such as "Back on the Breadline" which was released as a single.^[6] The 2003 version of What's a Few Men? contained all 15 tracks from the two 1980s versions.^[6]

[Kent-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[AusCharts_Albums-2] 1 2 3 Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Albums Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.

[AusCharts-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[NZCharts-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". NZ Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[SWECharts-5] Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". Swedish Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[ARDb-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Bamford, Alan. "Hunters and Collectors". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (28 March 2009). "Certifications for 1986". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[mushroom-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical Bio: Hunters & Collectors [Liberation]". Mushroom Records. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[9] Ryan, Gavin (14 February 2014). "Certifications for 1988". Australian Charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ryan-10] 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[12] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVD". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[14] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[aus2-15] 1 2 3 "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1995 - 1998), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[AusCharts_Singles-16] Ryan (bulion), Gary (31 October 2008). "Chart Positions Pre 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 3 April 2014.

[aus3-17] "Hunters & Collectors ARIA chart history (singles 1994), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[AMGSingles-18] "Hunters & Collectors: Charts & Awards: Billboard singles". Allmusic . Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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v t e Hunters & Collectors
John Archer Doug Falconer Robert Miles Mark Seymour Jack Howard Jeremy Smith Michael Waters Barry Palmer
Studio albums	Hunters & Collectors The Fireman's Curse The Jaws of Life Human Frailty What's a Few Men? (aka Fate) Ghost Nation Cut Demon Flower Juggernaut
Compilations	Collected Works Natural Selection
Live albums	The Way to Go Out Under One Roof
Extended plays	World of Stone Payload Living Daylight
Singles	"World of Stone" "Talking to a Stranger" "Throw Your Arms Around Me" "Say Goodbye" "Everything's on Fire" "Is There Anybody in There?" "Do You See What I See?" "Still Hanging 'Round" "When the River Runs Dry" "True Tears of Joy" "Holy Grail"
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